Nine To Noon for Friday 8 April 2022
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Marsden Point's newly-rebranded owner on refinery closure
9:05 AM.Last week the country's only oil refinery based at Marsden Point ceased operations and became an import-only terminal for already-refined products. The company that runs it, Refining New Zealand has… Read more Audio
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Dianne Dobson: a dab hand at decluttering
9:30 AM.When New Plymouth woman Dianne Dobson was made redundant in her 50s, she started up her own business decluttering houses and selling people's unneeded belongings on their behalf. Now she can't keep up… Read more Video, Audio
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Pacific correspondent Susana Lei'ataua
9:45 AM.Susana has an update on the pact between Solomon Islands and China, with some nations expressing concern. She looks ahead to next week's Our Ocean Conference hosted by the Republic of Palau and the… Read more Audio
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Some seldom-seen scenes of Auckland
10:05 AM.Matt Davison has a day job at a desk, but in his spare time he goes on expeditions all over Tāmaki Makaurau to photograph secret places. When the pandemic put the kaibosh on his passion to travel the… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Book review: Harrow by Joy Williams
10:35 AM.Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Harrow by Joy Williams, published by Allen and Unwin NZ Martene says: Harrow is "A darkly funny story of a teenage girl navigating the post… Read more Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
11:05 AM.Pedal steel? Check! Stetsons? Check! Nudie suits? Check! Two dudes from garage-punk legends The Cavemen have gone country as Sin City, and their new record rules. We'll hear two tracks from that… Read more Audio
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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
11:30 AM.Sam breaks down the Tiger Woods hype train, and he has reaction to Super Rugby Pacific's red card crackdown. He also looks at why British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's getting involved in the… Read more Audio
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The week that was
11:45 AM.Te Radar and Irene Pink bring a few laughs. Audio
09:05 Marsden Point's newly-rebranded owner on refinery closure
Photo: Google Maps
Last week the country's only oil refinery based at Marsden Point ceased operations and became an import-only terminal for already-refined products. The company that runs it, Refining New Zealand has rebranded to Channel Infrastructure. It will utilise the existing site to receive, store and distribute transport oils to its customers. There have been concerns the change alters the country's security of fuel supply, although those fears have been downplayed by the government. Kathryn is joined by Naomi James, CEO of Channel Infrastructure.
09:30 The business of decluttering
Photo: Dianne Dobson
Being made redundant in her 50's caused Taranaki's Dianne Dobson to recalibrate and start up her own business - Arrange With Style. Dianne is based in New Plymouth and she is in hot demand to sort out people's homes and possessions. She even gets inquiries from ex-pats wanting her to help out family members in New Zealand.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Susana Lei'ataua
Photo: 123RF
Susana has an update on the pact between Solomon Islands and China, with some nations expressing concern. She looks ahead to next week's Our Ocean Conference hosted by the Republic of Palau and the United States. And also how systemic issues have resulted in the Pacific Community in New Zealand dealing with high rates of infection among Pacific people, with more than 100-thousand cases since August last year.
Susana Lei'ataua is RNZ Pacific's news editor
10:05 Seldom seen scenes of Auckland
Matt Davison has a day job at a desk, but in his spare time he goes on expeditions all over Tāmaki Makaurau to photograph secret places. When the pandemic put the kaibosh on his passion to travel the world photographing live volcanoes, he turned his lens on stunning local examples of bioluminescence, rock formations and other natural beauty.
10:35 Book review: Harrow by Joy Williams
Photo: Allen and Unwin NZ/Profile Books
Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Harrow by Joy Williams, published by Allen and Unwin NZ
Martene says: Harrow is "A darkly funny story of a teenage girl navigating the post apocalyptic landscape brought about by the corporate destruction of the natural world".
10:45 The Reading
'The White Rabbit' by Susy Pointon, read by Denise O'Connell.
11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Photo: album covers
Pedal steel? Check! Stetsons? Check! Nudie suits? Check! Two dudes from garage-punk legends The Cavemen have gone country as Sin City, and their new record rules. We’ll hear two tracks from that today, alongside some lovely shoegazing dream-pop from Christchurch’s T.G. Shand and a Nigerian Afro-disco classic from The Funkees’ Harry Mosco.
11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Sam breaks down the Tiger Woods hype train, and he has reaction to Super Rugby Pacific’s red card crackdown. He also looks at why British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s getting involved in the transgender athletes debate.
11:45 The week that was
Te Radar and Irene Pink bring a few laughs.
Music played in this show
Track: Do you feel like I feel
Artist: Mario Biondi
Time played: 10:07am
Track: Higher Ground
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Time played: 10:35am
Track: In Space
Artist: Röyksopp
Time played: 10:45am
